Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The Justice Department is launching a criminal investigation involving E. Jean Carrollwho previously accused the president of Donald Trump Sexual abuse.
CNN According to reports, the Justice Department is investigating whether 82-year-old Carroll committed perjury in his testimony in two civil lawsuits against the president. Carroll previously sued Trump, 79, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s and defaming her in 2019 when he denied the accusations.
The Justice Department’s investigation focuses on statements made by Carroll during a 2022 deposition. The reporter said her lawsuit has not received any outside funding. However, it was later revealed that the billionaire Reid Hoffman Some of her legal fees and expenses were paid through his nonprofit.
minister of justice Todd Branch According to media reports, he has recused himself from the investigation. Before replacement Pam BundyBranch served as one of Trump’s personal attorneys in the Carroll case. The investigation will be conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.
Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll a total of $83.3 million in damages after he defamed her in 2019. A jury ruled on Friday, January 26, that Trump, 77, must pay damages to the 80-year-old journalist for disparaging her while denying her rape accusations. Carroll will receive $11 million in damages for reputational damage after (…)
A source familiar with the case revealed US Weekly Carroll “is not a subject of the investigation.”
“The investigation is related to her testimony and perjury, but is more focused on Reed Huffman’s nonprofit,” the insider explains.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice told us They “do not comment on the investigation.”
us A spokesperson for Carroll has been contacted for comment.
Carroll’s legal troubles with Trump began in 2019, when the reporter accused him of rape. Trump has strongly denied the accusations and claimed Carroll was not his type, later accusing her of fabricating the alleged assault to boost sales of her book.
Trump and Carroll accepted the first lawsuit in 2023. The jury found that Carroll did not prove that Trump raped her, but she did prove that he was responsible for a lesser degree of sexual abuse. They also found that Trump defamed Carroll by making false statements with actual malice. Carroll received a $5 million settlement from Trump. Later that year, Trump appealed the verdict, and a judge denied his request for a new trial.
President Donald Trump has announced another Cabinet reshuffle with the departure of Attorney General Pam Bondi. On April 2, 2026, Trump sent shockwaves through the Beltway by announcing that Bundy would soon leave his administration to find “a much-needed and important new job.” However, multiple media outlets reported that Bundy was actually fired (…)
A year later, Trump and Carroll were back in court over her defamation lawsuit. In January 2024, a jury awarded Carroll $11 million in reputational damages, $7.3 million in emotional distress, and $65 million in punitive damages.
After news of the results broke, Trump blasted the ruling on social media.
“Absolutely ridiculous! I completely disagree with both verdicts and will be appealing the entire case(Joe) Biden The targeted witch hunt focuses on me and the Republican Party,” he wrote via The Truth Society. “Our legal system is out of control and being used as a political weapon. They take away all First Amendment rights. This is not America! “